街道 (jiē dào) — street; subdistrict (grassroots administrative division in urban China)
Definition
街道 covers both the physical sense ('street, road') and an urban administrative unit ('subdistrict'). For just 'street', 街 is more everyday and 马路 emphasizes the roadway itself.
noun
streetsubdistrict (grassroots administrative division in urban China)
Measure word · 条
Examples
- 街道。Zhè tiáo jiē dào hěn kuān.This street is very wide.
- 街道。Zhè ge jiē dào yǒu shí gè xiǎo qū.This subdistrict has ten residential areas.
- 街道。Wǒ men chuān guò jiē dào qù gōng yuán.We cross the street to go to the park.
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